Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole

Irish Tax Institute expresses ‘profound concerns’ about fairness and privacy of proposed changes under planned legislation

It is financially prudent to consider what the longer-term implications might be

Investor lost track of news around shares he received free when former building society demutualised back in 1994

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Approved Retirement Funds are more flexible than annuities but there could be tax implications depending on who benefits

Cap on credited contributions that count towards your weekly pension rate means it may make sense to pay voluntarily if you have resources

Loan allowing people to confirm purchase of a new home when they have yet to complete the sale of their existing home designed to boost market liquidity

Microgeneration allows people who have invested in renewables in their home to sell excess energy back to the grid

Revenue rules are fairly tight on financial support for independent adult children once it exceeds €3,000 in any one year

Roughly one third of staff will join My Future Fund, another third fall outside parameters and final group are with in-house scheme

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Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary promising urgent legislation to prevent alleged abuse of auto-enrolment system by some employers